United University Professions President Frederick Kowal said he's disappointed by the SUNY Board of Trustees’ decision to underfund 19 financially distressed campuses in its state aid allocation to the system’s state-operated colleges and … [Read more...]
Rally To Fund SUNY Fredonia Being Held Today
A rally will be held at SUNY Fredonia today calling on the State University to not move forward with cuts proposed by the SUNY Chancellor. United University Professions members will be joined by students, elected officials and community members to … [Read more...]
WNY to Have a New Representative on State Board of Regents
Current board member Robert Bennett is dropping out of Race ALBANY - Regional State Board of Regents member Robert Bennett is giving up on his bid for a fifth term in office. Bennett said he's learned that Assembly Speaker Carl Heasite has … [Read more...]
NYSUT Rep Explains Local Teachers’ Stance on Common Core
JAMESTOWN - The Regional representative of New York State United Teachers says her group is continuing to raise awareness about serious problems it has with the Common Core education standards. NYSUT regional director Anne Geronimo works with more … [Read more...]
Cuomo Admits Common Core is Flawed, but Stops Short of Calling for Moratorium
ALBANY - The recent the controversial surrounding New York's implementation of the 21st Century Learning Standards – more commonly known as “Common Core" - has not gone unnoticed by lawmakers in Albany. After months of criticism from teachers, … [Read more...]
State Teachers’ Union Declares ‘No Confidence’ in NY Education Commissioner
ALBANY - The largest teachers' union in New York State has publicly come out against the state's top education commissioner, calling for his removal. According to the NY Daily News, the board of the New York State United Teachers declared they had … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] NY State Education Commissioner John King, Jr. Public Forum on Education, Jamestown NY
(Recorded Dec. 4, 2013 at Jamestown High School, Jamestown NY) New York Education Commissioner John King, Jr. hosts a public educational forum to discuss the Common Core Learning Standards and the New York State Board of Regents’ reform agenda. … [Read more...]
Hundreds Turn Out for State Education Commissioner’s Public Forum
JAMESTOWN - A lot of Western New Yorkers are concerned about the current state of public education in New York. That was the message last night as hundreds of people filled the Jamestown High School auditorium to meet with New York State Education … [Read more...]
State Education Commissioner Scheduled to Appear in Jamestown Tonight
JAMESTOWN - The top public education administrator of New York State will be making a visit to Jamestown this afternoon. New York Education Commissioner John King, Jr. will host a public educational forum to discuss the controversial Common Core … [Read more...]
